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The Problem with Pigeons in Research and Practice: Communicating Early Literacy Essentials and Foundations in Curriculum and Instruction
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Hoffman, Emily Brown; Paciga, Kathleen A.; Whittingham, Colleen E. – Literacy, 2021
The long-standing research to practice gap and increased interest in scientific literacy instruction has contributed to the oversimplification of what is deemed as foundational skills in US early literacy classrooms. Invoking a homing pigeon metaphor, this article describes the distilling of decades of reading research into a message being…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Reading Research, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
High School Foundational Skills Intervention in Context: Lessons from a Research-Practice Partnership in an Urban District
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Dan Reynolds; Brianna Rae Kemper; Kristin Collette – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2025
While adolescent foundational skills interventions can be critical levers for reading improvement, district leaders, teachers, and researchers must make complex decisions about how to evaluate their effectiveness in context. In this discussion article, we explore three issues and tensions we experienced during a 2-year research-practice…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Urban Areas, School Districts
Integrative Review of the Literature on Adults with Limited Education and Skills and the Implications for Human Resource Development
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Hamilton, David W.; Torraco, Richard J. – Human Resource Development Review, 2013
Adults with limited education and skills--those who lack the education and skills needed for full participation in U.S. culture and economy--are increasing in numbers. However, the knowledge base addressing this population and their educational needs is fragmented across the literature of several disciplines. A comprehensive review and critique of…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Adult Basic Education, Labor Force Development, Basic Skills
Financial Literacy and Family Learning in Children's Centres. Financial Literacy in Context
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Basic Skills Agency, 2007
"Pots of Gold" is a family finance research project delivered within Sure Start Children's Centre areas across Newcastle. It is funded by the DfES through the Basic Skills Agency and managed by Newcastle Family Learning Service. This project has been delivered in two phases, running from October 2005 to December 2006. Phase 1 ran from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Urban Areas, Social Services